QUOTE(Catnip @ May 30 2025, 08:37 PM)
DS Najib removed subsidies before — so why the outrage back then? Why the agitation and street protests? Simple: the goal at the time was power. Agree?
Today, when it's their turn to cut subsidies, it's rebranded as "rationalization", supposedly to nurture rakyat self-reliance.
But “subsidy mentality” isn't the root problem. It's a convenient narrative, carefully designed to deflect attention from the real issue: entrenched greed at the top.
Look closer: when subsidies are withdrawn, who suffers most?
Ordinary citizens: street sweepers, hawkers, working families.
And who continues to thrive?
Those living off government contracts, exclusive licenses, concessions — all forms of subsidy too, just hidden behind polished terms like “incentives,” “stimulus,” and “compensation.”
Want to preach self-reliance?
Start from the top. Slash ministerial perks. Dismantle monopolies. Abolish APs. Stop protecting Proton and Perodua. Open the markets.
Lead by example.
If not, it’s just the same old script; power teaching the people to tighten their belts, while the elite grow fat behind a curtain of nationalist slogans.
Some people are just too gullible; they parrot elite narratives without thinking, like brainless zombies.
As Tun Mahathir once said: "Orang Melayu mudah lupa."
That’s why it’s so easy to deceive, manipulate, and exploit them.

Wow. If only ph leaders think like you and have guts and grit to fight for the rakyat. As it is all lallang swaying to the tune elites are playing. Today, when it's their turn to cut subsidies, it's rebranded as "rationalization", supposedly to nurture rakyat self-reliance.
But “subsidy mentality” isn't the root problem. It's a convenient narrative, carefully designed to deflect attention from the real issue: entrenched greed at the top.
Look closer: when subsidies are withdrawn, who suffers most?
Ordinary citizens: street sweepers, hawkers, working families.
And who continues to thrive?
Those living off government contracts, exclusive licenses, concessions — all forms of subsidy too, just hidden behind polished terms like “incentives,” “stimulus,” and “compensation.”
Want to preach self-reliance?
Start from the top. Slash ministerial perks. Dismantle monopolies. Abolish APs. Stop protecting Proton and Perodua. Open the markets.
Lead by example.
If not, it’s just the same old script; power teaching the people to tighten their belts, while the elite grow fat behind a curtain of nationalist slogans.
Some people are just too gullible; they parrot elite narratives without thinking, like brainless zombies.
As Tun Mahathir once said: "Orang Melayu mudah lupa."
That’s why it’s so easy to deceive, manipulate, and exploit them.

May 31 2025, 08:08 AM

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